Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., who is expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination, moved right on immigration this week, taking aim at President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration.
Bush appeared on Michael Medved’s national radio show on Tuesday and said he would support repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) — executive actions from Obama allowing around 5 million illegals to stay in the U.S. without facing being deported. As he nears a presidential bid, Bush has drawn fire from conservatives on immigration. Bush has been a vocal critic of the Arizona immigration law and has backed immigration reform.
“Yes I would,” Bush answered when Medved asked if he would repeal Obama’s actions on immigration. “It’s possible that by the time the next president arrives, the courts will have overturned those because this concept of prosecutorial discretion, which is what he’s used as the basis for these executive orders, is to look at cases on a case-by-case basis and he’s had millions of people basically by the stroke of a pen be given temporary status.”
Despite opposing Obama’s executive actions, Bush said he still supported immigration reform and wants Congress to tackle the issue.
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